White Sox players enjoy snow day despite ending

Hawk Harrelson and A.J. Pieryznski discuss their plans to broadcast together this season. (Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune)

The Snow Game is in the books now, but whether the White Sox and Tigers should even have played in flurries is a question that is open for debate.

“It was a tough day to pitch, a tough day to play baseball in general,” White Sox starter James Shields said. “It was unfortunate. The first few innings weren’t too bad. With the snow, you don’t realize how wet (the ball) gets.”

Shields managed to get through it, though he said it was “hard to see the ball off the bat.”

Should the umpires have stopped the game at any point?

“I don’t think they should have,” Shields said. “There…